The NBA is becoming a big part of Las Vegas Sands' business plan. The company, through its Sands China branch and the Adelson family's ownership of the Dallas Mavericks, is making strong connections with the basketball league. Last week, Sands China put on the NBA China Games. This event helped sho
Cryptocurrencies have taken the world by storm. They are popular because they are transparent and secure. But they are also super unpredictable. This makes investing in them a bit of a gamble. That's where social media comes in. Platforms like Twitter and Reddit are full of chatter about cryptocurre
Remote sensing is a big deal. It helps us see the world from above. But making AI models that work well on edge devices is tough. They need to be small and smart. That's where knowledge distillation (KD) comes in. KD is like having a teacher help a student learn better. But current KD methods aren't
Tech is getting smarter at spotting things in new places. Imagine you teach a computer to recognize cars using pictures from one city. Now, you want it to work in a different city with different lighting and roads. This is tricky because the computer might not recognize cars as well in the new place
The Chornobyl disaster in 1986 changed the forests around it forever. Even now, wood from these forests is still being used. Scientists wanted to find out what makes some trees hold more radiation than others. They looked at different types of trees and soils to see how much strontium-90 and cesium-
In August 2021, a high-ranking research executive left Lupin Inc. , a major drug company. He said he was moving to China to take care of his parents. But on his last day, he copied 128 company files before leaving. This act is now central to a legal battle. Lupin, based in India with U. S. operatio
The world watched as Russia took over Ukraine in 2022. Many big companies had to make tough choices. This piece looks at how top drug makers reacted. It's not just about what they said. It's about what they did. Pharmaceutical companies are huge. They make life-saving drugs. But they also make big
Ivermectin is a drug that doesn't dissolve well in water. This can make it less effective because it doesn't absorb well in the body. Scientists have some data on how well it dissolves in single solvents and a few mixtures, but not enough in more complex combinations. Researchers decided to study h
China has been making big strides in the world of medicine. Since 2016, they've been approving new drugs at a faster pace. These drugs are called innovative because they are new and not sold anywhere else. The country's health authority, the NMPA, has been working hard to make sure these drugs get t
Antibiotics are becoming less effective due to overuse. This is a big problem worldwide. In places with fewer resources, doctors in primary care often prescribe antibiotics without proper oversight. This leads to unnecessary use. While big hospitals have made progress in using antibiotics wisely, sm
